2014–15 Star Hotshots season

2014–15 Star Hotshots season
Head coach	Tim Cone
Owner(s)	San Miguel-Pure Foods Co., Inc. (a San Miguel Corporation subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results Record 6–5 (.545) Place 5th Playoff finish Quarterfinalist (Lost to Meralco in one game with twice-to-win disadvantage) Commissioner's Cup results Record 8–3 (.727) Place 1st Playoff finish Semifinalist (Lost to Talk 'N Text, 1-3) Governors' Cup results Record 6–5 (.545) Place 5th Playoff finish Semifinalist (Lost to Alaska, 0-3) Star Hotshots seasons 2013–14 2015–16

The 2014–15 Star Hotshots season is the 27th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

• August 24: The 2014 PBA Draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.
• October 15: Team officials announced that the team will be renamed as the Purefoods Star Hotshots starting this season's Philippine Cup.^[1]
• October 22: The Grand Slam championship ring ceremony of the team was held before the start of their game against the Alaska Aces.^[2]
• November 9: (Manila Clasico) The team retired the jersey numbers of Rey Evangelista (#7) and Jerry Codiñera (#44) before their game against Barangay Ginebra San Miguel.^[2][3] They also wore a modified version of their 1989 jerseys.
• December 11:The Hotshots lost to the Meralco Bolts in the first phase of the quarterfinals having a twice-to-beat disadvantage, they hardly-fought in a cold-game but they struggled until the end game, losing the game with the score off 77-65. The loss ends the four-straight championship run of the Hotshots since the 2013 PBA Governors' Cup and it's also the first time that the Hotshots did not qualify to the semis since the 2013 PBA Commissioner's Cup.^[4]
• May 9:The franchise change their name to Star Hotshots.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	PBA D-League team	College
no draft picks

Roster

Star Hotshots roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From C 00 Taha, Yousef 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 226 lb (103 kg) 1988-07-08 North Lake G 2 Melton, Justin 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1987-04-27 Mount Olive F/C 4 Reavis, Rafi (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1977-07-26 Coppin State G 8 Simon, Peter June 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1980-06-01 Mindanao G 9 Alvarez, Lester 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 154 lb (70 kg) 1988-09-18 Adamson F/C 10 Sangalang, Ian  (IN) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1991-12-20 San Sebastian G 11 Mallari, Alex 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 1987-03-26 Lewis-Clark State G 14 Barroca, Mark 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1986-04-25 FEU F 15 Pingris, Marc 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1981-10-16 FEU G/F 18 Yap, James 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1982-02-15 UE F 19 Gaco, Jerwin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1981-01-17 La Salle G/F 22 Maliksi, Allein 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1987-09-18 UST F 38 Devance, Joe 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1982-02-19 UTEP F/C 41 Allado, Don 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1977-06-10 La Salle C 88 Pennisi, Mick 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1975-03-13 Eastern Michigan	Head coach Tim Cone (George Washington) Assistant coach(es) Richard del Rosario (La Salle) Johnny Abarrientos (Far Eastern) Jason Webb (La Salle) Mon Jose (La Salle) Team manager Alvin Patrimonio (Mapúa) Legend (C) Team captain (I) Import (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (IN) Inactive (S) Suspended (R) Rookie Injured

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

{{2014–15 PBA Philippine Cup standings|team=PF}}

Playoffs

Bracket

	Quarterfinals (1st phase)						Quarterfinals (2nd phase) (One-game playoff)					Semifinals (Best-of-7)					Finals (Best-of-7)
		(#3 twice to beat)
	3	Alaska		82
	10	NLEX		78
							3	Alaska	87
		(#6 twice to beat)					6	Meralco	69			3	Alaska	4
	6	Meralco		77								2	Rain or Shine	2
	7	Purefoods Star		65
																	3	Alaska	3
		(#4 twice to beat)															1	San Miguel	4
	4	Talk 'N Text		105
	9	Barako Bull		76								1	San Miguel	4
							4	Talk 'N Text	83			4	Talk 'N Text	0
		(#5 twice to beat)					5	Barangay Ginebra	67
	5	Barangay Ginebra		95
	8	GlobalPort		78

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

 y  – clinched twice to beat in the quarterfinals,  x  – clinched best-of-3 quarterfinals,  w  – clinched twice to win in the quarterfinals,  e  – eliminated

2015 PBA Commissioner's Cup
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Tie
1	y–Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	8	3	.727	—	1.025
2	y–Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	8	3	.727	—	1.010
3	x–Purefoods Star Hotshots	8	3	.727	—	0.969
4	x–NLEX Road Warriors	6	5	.545	2	1.171
5	x–Meralco Bolts	6	5	.545	2	0.854
6	x–Alaska Aces	5	6	.455	3	1.021
7	w–Barako Bull Energy	5	6	.455	3	1.019
8	w–Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	5	6	.455	3	0.960
9	e–San Miguel Beermen	4	7	.364	4	1.011
10	e–GlobalPort Batang Pier	4	7	.364	4	0.995
11	e–Kia Carnival	4	7	.364	4	0.994
12	e–Blackwater Elite	3	8	.273	5

Playoffs

Bracket

	Quarterfinals						Semifinals (Best-of-5)					Finals (Best-of-7)
		(#1 twice to beat)
	1	Rain or Shine	92
	8	Barangay Ginebra	91
							1	Rain or Shine	3
		(Best-of-3)					5	Meralco	0
	4	NLEX	0
	5	Meralco	2
												1	Rain or Shine	3
		(#2 twice-to-beat)										2	Talk 'N Text	4
	2	Talk 'N Text	127
	7	Barako Bull	97
							2	Talk 'N Text	3
		(Best-of-3)					3	Purefoods Star	1
	3	Purefoods Star	2
	6	Alaska	0

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

 y  – clinched twice to beat in the quarterfinals,  w  – clinched twice to win in the quarterfinals,  e  – eliminated

#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Tie
1	y- Alaska Aces	8	3	.727	—	1.065
2	y- San Miguel Beermen	8	3	.727	—	0.939
3	y- Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	7	4	.636	1	1.063
4	y- GlobalPort Batang Pier	7	4	.636	1	0.941
5	w- Star Hotshots	6	5	.545	2	1.315
6	w- Barako Bull Energy	6	5	.545	2	0.761
7	w- Meralco Bolts	5	6	.455	3	1.125
8	w- Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	5	6	.455	3	1.000
9	e- Kia Carnival	5	6	.455	3	0.954
10	e- Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	5	6	.455	3	0.929
11	e- NLEX Road Warriors	3	8	.273	5
12	e- Blackwater Elite	1	10	.091	7

Bracket

	Quarterfinals						Semifinals (Best-of-5)					Finals (Best-of-7)
		(#1 twice to beat)
	1	Alaska	114
	8	Ginebra	108
							1	Alaska	3
		(#4 twice to beat)					5	Star	0
	4	GlobalPort	73	94
	5	Star	126	101
												1	Alaska	0
		(#2 twice to beat)										2	San Miguel	4
	2	San Miguel	99	102
	7	Meralco	106	86
							2	San Miguel	3
		(#3 twice to beat)					3	Rain or Shine	1
	3	Rain or Shine	134**
	6	Barako Bull	132

*Game went into overtime^[a]

^a The number of asterisks denotes the number of overtime(s) occurred.

Transactions

Overview

Players Added Via free agency Don Allado Via trade Mick Pennisi

Players Lost Via Expansion Draft JR Cawaling Via trade Isaac Holstein Ronnie Matias

Trades

Draft day

August 24, 2014[5]	To GlobalPort 1st round pick (Anthony Semerad) and 2016 1st round pick (from San Mig)	To San Mig Super Coffee 2016 1st round pick and 2018 2nd round pick (from GlobalPort)

Philippine Cup

December 8, 2014[6]	To Barako Bull Isaac Holstein Ronnie Matias	To Purefoods Mick Pennisi

Recruited imports

Tournament	Name	Debuted	Last game	Record
Commissioner's Cup	Marqus Blakely	January 30 (vs GlobalPort)	February 6 (vs Blackwater)	3–0
	Daniel Orton	February 11 (vs NLEX)	February 18 (vs Kia)	4–2
	Denzel Bowles	February 22 (vs Barangay Ginebra)	April 11 (vs Talk 'N Text)	7-4
Governors' Cup	Marqus Blakely	May 9 (vs NLEX)	July 5 (vs Alaska)	9–8

References

1. After winning Grand Slam, San Mig Coffee back to being Purefoods, Jessica Bartolome, GMA News Online, October 15, 2014
2. Mixers to retire Codiñera jersey, Nelson Beltran, The Philippine Star, October 11, 2014
3. Purefoods retires jerseys of Jerry Codiñera, Rey Evangelista, Rey Joble, InterAksyon.com, November 9, 2014
4. "Meralco ends Purefoods' reign". gmanetwork.com/news/. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
5. San Mig Coffee trades No. 7 to GlobalPort for future picks, Rey Joble, interaksyon.com, August 24, 2014